The burden of disclosure: Increased compliance with distrusted advice

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 289-305

  Sah, Sunita ^a   Loewenstein, George ^b   Cain, Daylian M ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Advice; Conflicts of interest; Disclosure; Ethics; Reluctant altruism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877598846     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030527     Document Type: Article

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